US fishermen struggle amid oil clean up

The US government's point man on the Gulf oil spill says BP's blown-out well is not securely plugged to his satisfaction and that the drilling of the relief well must go ahead.

Retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen has said that although no oil is flowing from the well, the "bottom kill" operation must be completed.

It was suspended earlier this week because of bad weather and could take four days to retstart.

The government estimates that the broken well leaked close to five million barrels of oil before it was capped and sealed.

And last week, it released a report stating only a quarter of that oil remains on, or underneath the water.

But in the fishing town of Lafitte, Louisiana, many people who depend on the Gulf waters for their living are questioning the government's claims.

Al Jazeera's Cath Turner reports.

Bob Chapman : Cheney is running a private army

Bob Chapman on The Alex Jones Show Fri 08.13.2010

Bob Chapman : Cheney is running a private army
Alex Jones talks about the economy with regular Friday guest, Bob Chapman. Bob became a stockbroker in 1960 and retired in 1988. Starting in 1967 Mr. Chapman began writing articles on business, finance, economics and politics having been printed and reprinted over the years in over 200 publications. He owned and wrote the Gary Allen Report, which had 30,000 subscribers. He currently is owner and editor of The International Forecaster, a compendium of information on business, finance, economics and social and political issues worldwide, which reaches 10,000 investors and brokers monthly directly, and parts of his publication are picked up by 60 different websites weekly exposing his ideas to over 10 million investors a week. Alex also covers the latest news and takes your calls.

Brazil to Make All UFO Records Public August 2010

RIO DE JANEIRO -- RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil has ordered its air force to document any UFO sightings and make the data available to researchers and the public.

A decree in the official gazette says the air force will register any sightings by military and commercial pilots, along with air traffic controllers.

A spokesman says the air force has UFO archives dating back decades, but there had been no official order on what to do with the material. The spokesman could not be named under air force rules.

All past and future data — whether written reports, photos or video — will be processed by the air force and then housed in the National Archives in Rio de Janeiro.